Iranian Kurdish militias have consulted with the United States in recent days about whether, and how, to attack Iran’s security forces in the western part of the country, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter.The Iranian Kurdish…
Category: 3. Middle East
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US, Kurds discuss potential Iran military operation
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US assault on Iran ahead of schedule, says US Middle East Commander
By Parisa Hafezi and Alexander Cornwell
DUBAI/TEL AVIV, March 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. assault on Iran was ahead of schedule, said the top American commander for the Middle East, as Israel and the U.S. targeted sites deep inside the country, and…
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US officials say diplomatic path was at dead end when Trump approved Iran strikes
WASHINGTON — Senior US officials said Tuesday that President Donald Trump ordered strikes on Iran after Tehran demonstrated during three rounds of nuclear talks last month that it was not serious about giving up the capacity to produce a…
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Khamenei to be buried in holy city of Mashhad: Iranian media
Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be buried in the holy city of Mashhad, the Fars news agency said Tuesday.
Khamenei, who led the country for 36 years, was killed at 86 during a wave of US-Israeli attacks on Saturday.
He was…
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Iran fires missile barrage at Israel; IDF orders south Lebanon evacuation
Iran fires missile barrage at Israel; IDF orders south Lebanon evacuation
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US may move additional air defense systems to Middle East
Experts have suggested that US military assets and personnel stationed in South Korea may be deployed to the Middle East after US President Donald Trump forecasted that Operation Epic Fury would last between four and five weeks during an…
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Trump: ‘Someone from within’ Iran regime might be best choice to lead once war ends
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that “someone from within” the Iranian regime might be the best choice to take power once the US-Israel military campaign is completed — but said “most of the people we had in…
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Israeli, Lebanese analysts assess war with unclear endgame
As Israeli ground forces advance into southern Lebanon and Hezbollah expands its fire across northern Israel, the conflict is unfolding in real time, with the past 36 hours bringing new uncertainty for civilians on both sides.For more stories…
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Several killed in Israeli strike on building in Lebanon’s Baalbek
March 4 (Reuters) – Several people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a four-storey residential building in the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek, the state news agency NNA reported early on Wednesday.
Rescue teams were working to pull families…
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Iran: Next leader to be announced ‘soon’
On Tuesday afternoon, the Assembly of Experts building in Qom, where it was said a session had been convened to choose a new leader of the Islamic Republic following the killing of Ali Khamenei, was struck by fighter jets.For more stories from…
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